Projects

RCDIJ ERMPOWERMENT PROJECTS

Every year, the centre, in conjunction with its sister platform, Ripples Nigeria, brings together some of the most respected personalities the world over to share brilliant ideas on how best to better the Nigeria and Africa project.

Ripples Dialogue

Every year, the centre, in conjunction with its sister platform, Ripples Nigeria, brings together some of the most respected personalities the world over to share brilliant ideas on how best to better the Nigeria and Africa project.

Ripples Dialogue

The centre organises regular masterclasses on varied areas of need, especially related to data and investigative journalism skills.

The centre organises an annual data journalism conference for journalists across Africa. The goal is to deepen the adoption of data journalism across African newsrooms through the inculcation of required skills and techniques.

RCDIJ INVESTIGATIVE PROJECTS

The centre invites proposals for data and investigative journalism projects which it in turn funds. So far, a wide range of investigative projects have been successfully undertaken and published. See below:

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RCDIJ SOCIAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

The centre dedicates resources to the pursuit of improvement in the education of people with special needs. To this end, it undertakes far-reaching interventions in special education in Nigeria.

The centre promotes home-grown innovative projects that seek to solve important challenges from education to health, environment, and security, among others.

From time to time, the centre embarks on a special content project focused on an important subject in society, with the target creating real impact. The projects span books and digital, to audio-visual content.

The centre undertakes different forms of advocacy for important causes in society which are consistent with its stated objectives.

The centre supports and undertakes efforts to decongest prisons, empower prisoners with education and skills required for rehabilitation, as well as reform the prison system

The centre supports and undertakes projects that seek the advancement of democracy in Nigeria and Africa at large, employing a range of effective methods.

The centre supports and undertakes projects around environmental sustainability and climate change. Already massively impacted areas like the Lake Chad Basin, as well as other at-risk areas are accorded top priority.

The ‘Beyond Oil’ project was conceptualised to direct the centre’s efforts in advancing environmental sustainability, economic diversification, clean energy and climate change mitigation.

The centre undertakes a variety of projects that advance healthcare in rural areas

STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

RCDIJ collaborates with public, private and third party organizations, whether national, sub-national or international, with shared values and objectives.
In the spirit of cooperation, RCDIJ therefore co-organises and participates in national and international programmes that further its objectives and contribute to the betterment of society.

SUPPORT OUR PROJECT

As a non-profit organisation, the RCDIJ relies on donations from pioneering foundations and from individuals who recognise the value of investigative journalism in a fast-changing world.

Supporting the RCDIJ is not just about supporting independent media; it’s about standing with and strengthening a movement that is empowering citizens and protecting democracy.

Donors receive no preferential coverage and do not influence the direction or findings of our reporting in any way.  We do not accept donations from sources who our board of trustees deem could present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our editorial independence.

Help us continue to scrutinise, question, reveal and inform. Support our work! If you want to speak to someone about supporting the RCDIJ, please contact Chidi Chinedu at support@rcdij.org

    RCDIJ Leaks

    This is our online whistleblowing platform for users to share sensitive information and documents with RCDIJ.

    The goal is to offer confidentiality for anyone who knows of potential or executed illicit transactions, frauds, scams, corruption, environmental disasters, rights violations etc., and wants to make them public but are scared of likely detrimental repercussions.

    Here is a guide to leaking us information:

    By post

    It might seem old-fashioned, but posting documents is the safest way to get information to us anonymously. Don’t write your name or any return address on the envelope, and ideally don’t post the documents from your home, workplace or anywhere near those locations.

    By phone

    You can contact RCDIJ on +234 809 049 1377 and ask to speak to our representative Chidi Chinedu

    By email

    You can send an email to info@rcdij.org or to an individual staff member. Bear in mind that normal emails can be traced and hacked, even if you set up a new account using a fake name.